The percentage of women in the age group 50 to 69 years who had mammograms done in the fiscal years 1991-92, 1992-93 and 1993-94 is as follows: 1990, 156 or 7.0 per cent; 1991, 192 or 8.7 per cent; 1992, 222 or 10.0 per cent; and, 1993, 196 or 8.9 per cent.

Although these may seem to be small numbers, they compare quite well with the actual percentages being achieved by the provinces. For example, in 1992, even though several provinces set screening targets at 70 to 80 per cent of their at-risk populations, in actual fact few of these came even close to those numbers: British Columbia, 13.3 per cent with a target of 70 per cent; Alberta, 16.9 per cent with a target of 80 per cent; Saskatchewan, 37.1 per cent with a target of 70 per cent; Ontario, 8.7 per cent with a target of 70 per cent; and, Nova Scotia, 5.7 per cent with a target of 70 per cent.

Statistics on the number of women in the age group 50 to 69 years who had mammograms in the south are not available at this time. If southern mammograms are considered, the NWT percentages probably are even a little higher than the nine to 10 per cent shown, and although that may not be outstanding, it is favourable compared to places like Ontario.

For 1994 in the NWT, numbers ought to reach 11 to 12 per cent of women in the 50 to 69 age group.